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HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND
Served as Canada’s assistant general manager at the 2008 IIHF World Championship in Quebec City, QC and
Halifax, NS, winning a silver medal … Served as a special advisor to general manager Steve Yzerman at the
2007 IIHF World Championship in Russia, winning
a gold medal … Served as Canada’s assistant general manager at the 2002 IIHF World Championship in Sweden,
finishing 6th
HOCKEY BACKGROUND
Is currently the assistant general manager of the St. Louis Blues, and will become general manager at the
end of his two-year contract … Spent parts of seven seasons (2002-2007) as general manager of the Dallas
Stars … Spent 16 years as part of the Dallas/Minnesota franchise, the first seven as assistant general
manager under Bob Gainey … Helped the Stars to two Pacific Division championships (2002-03, 2005-06) during
his time as general manager … Recorded the third-most points (427), third-most wins (190), second-most home
wins (110) and second-most home points (240) among all NHL general managers between his appointment on
January 25, 2002 and the end of the 2006-07 season … Had a 197-123-54 record as general manager, the highest
winning percentage in franchise history … Won two Presidents’ Trophies (1997-98, 1998-99), two Western
Conference championships
(1998-99, 1999-2000) and one Stanley Cup (1998-99) during his time as assistant general manager
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